New Jersey and National Politics in Wide American Spotlight
A skein of political and economic commentary notes Henry Ford backing Hoover, Californian Hiram Johnson opposing him, and Roosevelt’s perceived stance on bonds. It also surveys tax burdens, veteran bonuses, and possible money issuance. The piece mentions New Jersey roads, Governor Moore, engineers, and a looming national fiscal debate. It previews Ford’s Dearborn speech and critiques on taxation.
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New Jersey
Johnson
No. Ford
Yeo
Arthur Brisbane
CarNa2
Feaipewe Bully Inc
Red Bank
WN. J
Amory L. Haskell
W. J
Moore
California
Hiram Johnson
Hoover
Henry Ford
Sweatbox Camp Captain Guilty and Aid Acquitted
Jacksonville judge rules verdicts in sweatbox torture case. George Courson found guilty of manslaughter and prison camp aid. Solomon Higginbotham acquitted. Jury faced two verdicts due to initial misdraft. Courson faces 1 to 20 years. Higginbotham freed amid disputed evidence.
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Protorm
Jacksonville
Fla
George Courson
Solomon Higginbotham
Arthur Maillefert
New Jersey
Courson
Sunbeagan
Mail
George Gilbes
Blate
Charles M. Durrahe
Wee Jury
Gibbs
Higginbotham
Alessie-Firat
Ufe
Fuller Warren
Malilefert
Warren
Higginbothem
C. A. Avriett
Sourson
Avriett
Ramuel B. Wilson
Mantefert
Hengmen
Dorrance Call
Lottie Pickford Seeks Divorce From Third Husband
Los Angeles Oct 18 In a terse divorce filing Lottie Pickford Lodsy asks a court to dissolve her marriage to her third husband. The petition names her spouse and lists no supporters or details beyond the request for separation.
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Lottie Pickford
Los Angeles
Lottie Pekford Lodsy
Hand
Tuarell O
Giiard
Muskegon
Mich
Martlelan
Bhachargad
Mexico to Deed Chamizal Area to U S
In El Paso oct 15 five thousand Mexicans and Americans in the Chamizal zone learned a tentative Washington Mexico City agreement would deed 550 acres to the United States. The Río Grande shifted course leaving the area in dispute after prior accords. The United States had rejected Mexico’s claim despite Hague Committee ruling.
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EL Paso
Chamizal
United States
Washington
Mexico City
Mexico
Rilo Grande
Internaiional Committee
Hague
Agia
Synthetic Lion Hunt Set Sunday in Missouri
Charleston Missouri reports a planned synthetic lion hunt by Denver M Wright of St Louis. If successful, the party intends to release two female lions on an uninhabited Mississippi River island near Commerce ten miles south of Charleston and hunt the animals with dogs and high powered rifles for thrill.
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Charleston
Denver M. Wright
Missicnippi River
Commerce
Here
Wright
Gulf Storm Goes Inland No Damage
Weather bureau announced the Gulf tropical disturbance passed inland over the Louisiana coast from Biloxi Mississippi to Galveston Texas. Storm warnings ended as winds of violence were not present and no damage was reported.
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Washington
Gulf Coast
Biloxi
Miss
Galveston
Texas
Weather Bureau
Louisiang
German debt set at 20.3 billion marks as of Feb
The commerce department advised that Germany’s foreign indebtedness on February 29 was 20,300,000,000 marks about 4.3 billion dollars. After calculating potential repayments for the year, debts are projected to rise to about 20,625,000,000 marks by the end of next February.
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Washington
Usi
Germany
Commerce Department
Ex-Crown Prince Pleads for Peace in Open Letter
Berlin October 13 Former Crown Prince Wilhelm appeals to Germans in an open letter to reduce party strife. He asks nationalists to seek unity and peace and to avoid further political polarization after years of upheaval.
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Crown Prince
Berlin
Wilhelm
Germany
Brunswick
De Valera Threatens Election Over Independence Move
London dispatch reports President de Valera of the Irish Free State faces British officials in talks over Ireland's status. De Valera allegedly threatens a special election to secure a mandate for immediate independence from Britain.
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London
de Valera
Britain
Extradition fears as Insull weighs move on treaty
In Athens Samuel Insull fears a secret push to extradite him under the Greco American treaty as attorney GreeK official Christos Ladas vows a legal battle. Ladas asserts retroactivity could be invoked and Insull may seek a British passport to gain status. Insull plans to leave Greece if needed and remains in relatively cheerful health.
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Capsright
Univerisal Rergtre
Tue
Athens
Washington
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Iit
Christos Ladas
Insull
Ladas
Special Extradition Commission
Athens Court of Appeals
Greece
George V
Insull Firm Made Up Losses to Favored Few
Evidence released at the State's Attorney office alleges that an Insull company absorbed large losses to cover stock investments by close Insull associates. It notes favored insiders could speculate using Insull funds, with Mississippi Valley Utilities taking over losses as the market declined. A deposition from Oliver E. McCormick, treasurer of Middle West Utilities, is expected to establish a prima facie case.
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Cauadd
Ool
Insull
Samuel Insull
John A. Swanson
John J. Bailey
Insuil
Mississippi Valley Utilities Investment Company
State
Swanson
State Department
Greece
Charles A. Bellows
Andrew J. Viachos
Washington
Oliver E. McCormick
Middle West Utilities Company
Fire Breaks Out in Los Angeles Canyon
Fire broke out in Wilson canyon a mile above Oliver View sanatorium and spread toward Santa Clara ridge as 100 men battled to control it. The blaze marked the second major forest fire in five days and was believed started by a hunter.
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Los Angels
Wilson Canyon
Oliver View
Santa Clara Ridge
Divorce Granted After Husband Took Money In Pocket
In Angeles City Supreme Court Mrs Gre Curtis was granted a divorce from Thomeas Curtis. She testified that he was always a taking her money and pocket change, accusing him of repeated pilfering from her. The case, filed under the 103 Angeles docket, was finalized today with the court accepting her grounds for dissolution.
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Angeles
Irs
Gre Curtis
Thomeas Curtis
Oldest Elk Friend of Lincoln Dies in Los Angeles
Jacob Ziegler, 100, longtime associate of Abraham Lincoln and reputed oldest member of the B.P.O.E., died today in Los Angeles. He had been in the word of business and was to be buried in St. Louis after a career as a milliner before moving west twenty years ago.
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Los Angeles
Jacob Ziegler
Abraham Lincoln
B. P.O B
Borla
St. Lowia
Ign
German Claims to Make Gold
German chemist Ernst Adolf Krause asserts a method to convert iron into gold and promises to produce 24 pounds of gold from a ton of iron. The government orders Professors Maass and Diebrorv of the Bureau of Standards to test Krause's process under his direction.
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Tonya
Bertin
Ernst Adolf Krause
Krause
Veleh
Dora
Maass and
Diebrovh
Bureau of Standards
Vice President Charles Curtis Injured in Car Collision
In a crash near Osh, Vice President Charles Curtis suffered arm and shoulder injuries while in a car with Senator Reed Smoot who was unhurt. The other driver escaped injury though her car was damaged after swerving into the vice president’s vehicle in soft sand following police orders.
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Layton
Osh
UBI
Charles Curtis
Collison
Reed Smoot
Utah
Woman Victim Recovers From Austin Burglar Woundings
Mrs. Guy Dillehay of 1220 Rigeley Avenue was shot by a burglar Thursday morning and returned home Saturday after treatment at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital for three bullet wounds. John M. Pickett, 29, of Austin, is charged with assault to murder in connection with her wounding as police seek links to a recent Texas university student’s slaying in Austin.
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Guy Dillehay
Rigeley Avenue
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
John M. Pickett
Austin
Dillehay
Hir
Texas University
Girl 20 Shot Three Times On Street In El Paso
A 20 year old woman was shot three times on a street in El Paso last Saturday night. Miss Cuca Dise, 20, was struck twice in the side and once in the arm. Miss Carrie Trevino, 20, of 342 East Mitchell Street, escaped by dropping to the ground. A man is being sought.
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Cuca Dise
el Paso Alyeet
Carrie Trevino
East
Mitchell Streat
Wild West Bandits Loot Bronx Bank
Four bandits stormed the Pub Me National Bank and Trust in the Bronx, firing six shots into the ceiling before seizing cash and escaping with 19 009. Police pursue leads as bank action disrupts downtown activity.
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Wild West Bandits
Bronx Bank
Kew Fork
Hold-Up Nets 5 Bandits in Camden Cash Theft
Five masked youths robbed Joseph Less, owner of the Reliable Cloak Company, in South Camden near noon today, escaping with 2021 dollars. Police probe ongoing as investigators seek suspects and film footage.
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Camden
N. J
Gel
Joseph Less
Reliable Cloak Company
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Regions
Partly cloudy Sunday with a low near 4 and a high around 80 degrees. Light to moderate north winds. East Texas shows partly cloudy skies Sunday with colder conditions in the north and light to fresh northerly winds on the coast. West Texas reports Sunday largely dry but colder in the north. Saturday night into Sunday sees further temperature changes.
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San Antonio
Texas
Porblen
Beer Bill Action Forecast in Arkansas Senator Predicts Major Move
Hyde Park Oct 14 INS Senator Joseph T Robison of Arkansas aligned with forces for beer legislation after meeting with Governor Franklin D Roosevelt. He predicted a mandate to Congress to enact beer laws in the December session and said Democrats may gain control of the Senate, possibly preserving Republican progressive chairmen if Hoover is defeated. Senator Robison, Roosevelts running mate in 1928, noted the constitutional limits but pledged to use influence to push liquor reform. He added that other wets could be swayed, while Roosevelt and Garner toured the Roosevelt estate for a picnic and Rhode Island’s Gerry reported improving conditions for the Democratic ticket.
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Hyde Park
INS
Joseph T. Robi
Son
Arkansas
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Hoover
Roosevelt-Garnee
Robinson
Coverner Roosevelt
Bolt
Peter G. Gerry
Rhode Island
De Valera Aid Is Offered Irish Post
Dublin report states Parnan, a Flanna Fail backer of President Eamonn Te Valera, has been asked to accept the post of governor general of the Irish Free State, succeeding James EB McNeill who resigned. An official announcement awaited Valera’s London return.
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Dublin
UNGI
Ijr
Parnan
Eamonn Te Valera
Flanna
Bomb Wrecks Cleveland Dry Cleaning Plant
An explosion at the Favorite Dry Cleaning Company plant in Cleveland, Ohio, caused a rear blast that set the building on fire and destroyed the premises. Damage is estimated at 4000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Mmit
Holiday family welcomes new member in Edinburg
Edinburg October 12 The holiday family of Judge Oliver C Aldrich of Holinburg marks a new birth Sebastian Oliver Dr is named as the second son Albert also celebrates his birthday amid the Armistice Day context. The report notes the family events as part of a local celebration.
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Edinburg
Holly Day
Oliver C. Aldrich
Holinburg
Tnere
Colin
Oliver Dr
Bearn
Albert
Getnbralen
Hoover Strikes Back at Foes in Fighting Speech
Washington telegraph challenge amid claims by Morris A. Bealle that Vice President Charles Curtis is registered as incompetent Indian. Bealle cites official Indian Bureau records supporting the allegation and demands Curtis either withdraw denial or accept a public debate east of the Mississippi to prove veracity.
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Washington, D. C
United States Indian Bureau
Heb
Charles Curtis
Atl
Morris A. Bealle
Maggaine
Plain Talk
Today
Curtis
Beal
Sap Lake City
United States
Idian Bureau
Mississippi
Reds and Police Clash In Bloodied New York Demonstration
In New York a violent clash erupted between Reds and police outside the Rest Side district as Young Communists, mostly teens led by two girls in flaming red, marched to protest Magistrate Aurelio’s sentence for Sam Crown, a communist jailed for months over a disturbance at the home relief bureau in Barlema.
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Young Communist
Prague of
America
Thomas A. Au‘lio
Ordes
Sam Crown
Aurelio
Home Relief Bureau
Barlema
Garfield Predicts Hoover Victory Across Midwest States
Chicago oct 15 James R Garfield former Interior secretary and resolutions committee chair at the Republican convention predicted Herbert Hoover will win the presidency. He said Hoover is speaking in Indiana Ohio Kentucky and Illinois and gaining steadily with a definite trend toward victory.
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Chicago
Heaver
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Resolutions Committee
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Ilinois
Toover
Garfield
Rail Conference on Pay Cut Ends in Little Accord
CHICARD Oct 15 CINS Conference between railroad executives and groups closed with no definitive action. Railway labor representatives refused to reveal stance on a proposed further 10 percent pay reduction for railway employees.
Hoover angered by starvation sign in Ellienople
In Ellienople Pennsylvania on October 15 President Hoover, arriving to address workers, was angered by a large hand painted sign on an idle factory facade reading Vote for Hoover for famine and starvation Three days work I three years.
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Hoover
Six States Receive Relief Loans Totalling 1.22 Million
Washington Oct 16 CNS report lists Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief loans to six states totaling 1,221,235. Ohio received 288,287, Tennessee 193,296, Oklahoma 185,222, Michigan 40,100, and Montana 25,100.
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Washington, D. GC
Smith
Honeed Inday
Ohio
Tennessee
Oklahon
Michigan
Montana
Hoover Defends Record Lips and Character in Cleveland Address
President Hoover campaigned in Cleveland rebutting charges of omission and misdeeds. He disputed claims of slave labor ties and defended his labor and tariff policies. He detailed steps to fight unemployment, business failures, and low prices, urging voters to reject Democratic attacks.
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George R. Holmes
Cleveland
Ohio
Hoover
Dea Moines
Franklin LD. Roosevelt
Assaulb
South Africa
Cozy Homes and Apartments As Listed with Prices
A garbled OCR listing shows apartments and rooms for rent with various prices and locations. It mentions Avatianly in all areas and includes multiple monthly figures such as 1219 Atenas and 290.0 month, along with other scattered wages and items. The text is fragmented and hard to parse but indicates housing ads and rental rates in a local market.
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